Episode Discussion: Hurricane Fluttershy

[boomdiada]

Watch it here!

(I will edit this with a HD version when I get home from work. Bear in mind this won't be until close to midnight.)

Comments

Spoilers all up ins, obviously

[boomdiada]

- AWESOME episode. Loved it.

- The old style film at the beginning cracked me up.

- More filly!Fluttershy is never a bad thing. So cute.

- BLOSSOMFORTH! <3 Freakishly bendy Blossomforth, but still... nice to see somepony making the jump from toy to screen!

- Non-douchey Rainbow Dash? The fact that non-douchey Rainbow Dash actually existed was something I had almost forgotten with this season, glad to see her back.

- Non-douchey Angel Bunny? *blink* Okay, did I take a wrong turn and end up on opposite planet?

- The 80's "Eye of the Tiger"-ish montage while Fluttershy was training was so cute. With the musical version of Rocky coming up next year, this makes me more than a little giddy. Also, the masks on the animals were adorable.

- SPITFIRE! <33333

- OMG FIREFLY.

- Okay, not Firefly. But a male version of her. Pink coat, blue mane, and what looked like a blue lightning bolt cutie mark? In my newly created headcanon, this is Firefly's son, carrying on her legacy of being the original Most Awesome Pony Ever (he hasn't quite

Re: Spoilers all up ins, obviously

[seishin]

Firefly was in the ep????

[cuterabbit33]

As always, I put a review up in my journal.

Oh Fluttershy, you've made sure to remain number one favorite on my heart. I really loved...

Spoilers
... that they address more than just bullying, but the aftermath and trauma of being bullied, and how it can stick with you for a really long time. Seeing her overcome that was great, and I really rooted for her this episode.
Spoilers

[siege]

Oh, I've been there for so many years. I'm finally coming into my own, but so late in life. I'm pretty sure of what could have been, but we'll see where I go from here.

[teenage_hustler]

Yeah, the subject of bullying was touched on so poignantly in this episode that I also wrote a review of it.

I think this episode shows how strong a character Fluttershy is. She can show amazing strength when she needs to, and the fact that bullying has made her unable to show this strength all the time is a terrible thing.

I think this episode also shows how good a friend Rainbow Dash is. She can be arrogant and mean sometimes, but when it matters she's there. It shows the difference between someone who's a bit of an arsehat sometimes like Rainbow, and someone who's a genuine arsehole.

[mentalguru]

Awesome episode in many ways and I second comments about RD being actually pretty awesome in this episode unlike how she's been sometimes this season, it's great to have her display some of her actual good traits instead of being a jerk 99% of the time. Poor fluttershy though, I really felt for her and getting upset at people laughing at her, and indeed that sort of thing can result in a lot of paranoia and effects into adult hood sometimes. Until certain things changed in my life as I got older, that was pretty much me.

[theidolhands]

iawtc!

[balloonhat]

Way to mess up your hydrologic cycle, Equestria

[sobloodycute]

Can I say that I totally enjoyed all the new background ponies in this episode? There were some interesting new ones (at least I'm pretty sure they're new? Or maybe I've just never noticed them XD)--esp. Blossomforth (nice!!) and all the cool different male ponies. (That muscle-headed one totally cracked me UP.)

I really adored this episode, probably because I know far too well how Fluttershy felt. (So many childhood memories similar to that ;3;) The music for the montage was really good! Even my boyfriend commented on it, lol.

And wow, it's nice to see that Angel snapped out of that funk from the last Fluttershy ep. XD

[theidolhands]

The background ponies were awesome and I personally have a fondness for the quirky characters they interject (especially nice to see a certain favorite one make 3 appearances here). ;)

[sobloodycute]

That made me smile, too. :)